City manager gets contract extension

The city has extended city manager Kent Kirkpatrick's contract for another year.

In a memo to city staff, mayor Jim Watson said Kirkpatrick had played a significant role in providing management leadership to Ottawa during an important period marked by greater stability, collaboration and city building.

Kirkpatrick, who has served as Ottawa's City Manager since 2004, will have the option to renew for a second year in 2015.